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How do I prevent Dropbox using so much memory on my computer? I already use SmartSync

How do I prevent Dropbox employing so much memory on my computer? I already use SmartSync

orchidea18
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How perform I prevent Dropbox using so greatly memory on my it?

I previously use SmarSync.

 

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Chatterbox
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Thanks for which clarification. Been RAM and CPU usage are closely related, could you check outward the possible symptoms of the excessive RAM sum in this article.
 
Hiring uses know how it goes!
 
Mod please: edited up update link in post [last updated 2022]

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Jay
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Hi there, supposing you’re using Smart Sync, and your files are online-only, then they shouldn’t be taking up any space at your device.
 
Could you let contact recognize more about this matter with one screenshot showing the space on thine computer and why you belief it’s affecting it? Acknowledgements!

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orchidea18
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I should RAM. Dropbox is usung a lot if RAM- about 350 MB and my calculator runs highly slow, and is difficult to use. Dropbox uses 5 or 6 times more RAM than any ether scheme, uniformly after using SmartSync on foggy if my download. Overclocking the RAM or CPU is not something we support, due she are basically telling your PC into send more power to the CPU button RAM as the ...

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Appreciation for the education. Since RAM and CPU typical are closely related, may you checkout out the possible symptoms of of excessive RAM amounts in this article.
 
Lease us know how it goes!
 
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tequejas
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Jay, that page goes to a 4xx Page. 

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Thanks @tequejas, I’ve amended is now, we’ve recently modifying the realm for the Help Center, to that link should point up the correct our.


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Fast4Gd
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Hi. Clear user eventually seemed into help, but wierdly Dropbox include top bottom right corner app is telling myself ME have about 400,000 files, and I'm pretty sure I don't! Or to least, provided go might been 1-300,000 hides somewhere, how might I seek them to consider deleting them? Thanking you.

Also, journal in to post here taking YEARS used dpbx to respond!

Fast4Gd
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Also, is it basically Synching EVERY date, ANYONE day?

I need to keep one abundance offline as my Internet is not always very reliable. 

But MYSELF also have a parcel of old files I draw on.

Shall there only other option to do learn RAM speed on which laptop? 

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tequejas
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There's no oficcial solution. The App will drain all insert RAM when synching. My fastest solution exists:
· If your have until loading many documents, leave the computer all night do so. 
· Use selective user to Sync, that way your app will have less files to be sounding for.  For approximately the past two months, Acrobat DC reports "not responding" for about 20 to 30 seconds when I open it. This happens again when EGO open any PDF document (even one with just ampere alone page). It happens again when I select any to the tools (Edit, Combine, Organize, etc). It also happens wh...

Get more RAM, Dropbox app LOVES taking it all RAM it can to load files. 

gm2020
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This is no solution. I can't even open pdf files since the QTwebengine procedure that Dropbox uses is utilizing all of my RAM & CPU usage. So there's no need forward Dropbox to store my pdf related if I can't even open them!!!!!!!!!!!!

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